Vine-support



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J. P. ORUTOHER.

v VINE SUPPORT. No. 358,596. PatentedMar. 1, 1887.

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.UNI-TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Vl'hlh-S UPPORT.

SP]:CJIEICA'I'III ON' i'ttorming part of Letters Patent No. 358,596,datedMarch 1, lQB'I.

v Applicationflled September 17, Serial No. 213,806. (No model.)

There may be any numberof standards which Be it known that I, JANE PAGEGRUTCHER, convenience or circumstances may require,

V a citizen of the United States, residing in the any number of holesarra'ngedin, sets, as indicounty of Franklin and State of Kentucky,cated, or in any other way which will eii'ectu- .w'5have invented acertain new and useful I mate the same purpos,'and consequently anyprovement in VineSupporters, of which the number of lines. following isa full, clear, and exact descrip I will describe the manner ofconstructing 5 ti'on, reference being bad to the accompanying andoperating my improvement when made drawings, forming part of thisspecification. with four standards and such sets of lines My improvementis designed to give secure appear in the accompanying drawings. I evensupport to the vines in thecultivation of The lines D, after passingthrough the holes which it is used, to afford them the utmost O G, arelooped'over the outer faces of the end p freedom to develop by supplyinga maximum standards A, so as toconnect the end standsurface on which theshoots may run, to train ards. The intermediate standards A, which 15them with regularity in the form of an open have previously to theloopingdn of the end flame-work, so as to increase the facility withstandards been passed on the lines D, are l eft ,which their fruit maybe gathered, and to obfree to move up and down the lines towardviate'the' inconvenience which attends the either end standard. Whenabout to be used, handling'and preservation during the unseatheintermediate standards can thus be ad- "20 sonable'part of the year ofthe crude supportjusted at any desired distance between the end arenowin vogue. standards, which are to be arranged at such Myimprovementconsists, generally, of sev distance from each other as'will hold thelines eraladjustable standards perforated withholes taut, and then allthe standards are to be driven a in parallel sets of two each, throughwhich exor set in the ground. 'Wh'en being prepared 25 tend parallellines, which serve as supports for portage or storage, the standards canbe 3 I and trainers for the vines and as connectingslid together and thelines wrapped around,

ligaments between the standards. them, so as to makea compact bundle,asshown Figure l is a perspective view of my imin Fig. g 3 provementwhen set up ready for use. Fig. 2 My improvement can be used incultivating 0 is a perspective viewof the same when folded peas, beans,and in short all sorts of trailing ready for portage or storage. vines,whatsoever.

. Like letters of reference i1 dicate like parts What I claim asnew, anddesire tosecure by in each figure. I Letters Patent, isv r A isastandard for staking. in the ground Avine-supportconsistingof ascriesof stand- 35 and standing erect and firm. ards, each having a series ofholes along its 1 [B is the point of the standard A as ordinaoppositeedges, and a series of linespassing H r-ily to be construeted forstaking. through the holes in the opposite edges of the O is ah leperforating the standards'A at standards, whereby said standards may beright angles with their length and horizontally moved nearer to orfarther from each other on 9 with their sides. The holes are grouped inthe lines, substantially as described, for the pairs, 0 O, at somedistance from each other, purpose set forth. I

. each at'the-same' relative distance from opposite points oft-hestandards, so that the lines JANE PAGE CRUTQHER.

' To all whont it may concern.-

" passing through them ,will be considerably 5 separated and parallel.Witnesses:

' D is aline for supporting the vines and hold- N. B. SMITH,

ing together the standards A, passing through JNO. En. GRAVES.

the holes 0.

